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Tunisia ruling coalition agrees to hold elections next June
World

Tunisia ruling coalition agrees to hold elections next June

Tunisia's ruling coalition, led by the Islamic Ennahda Movement, said early Sunday it had agreed to hold presidential and parliamentary…
Seven Egyptian fishermen detained off Tunisian coast
Egypt

Seven Egyptian fishermen detained off Tunisian coast

A Libyan fishing boat with seven Egyptian fishermen on board has been detained off the coast of Tunisia, northeast of…
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
World

Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman

TUNIS — Tunisian President Moncef al-Marzouki on Thursday offered a state apology to the woman allegedly raped by two policemen…
When mobs run the show in Tunis
Opinion

When mobs run the show in Tunis

On the afternoon of Friday 14 September, an atmosphere of urban warfare reigned at the US Embassy in Tunis, located…
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
World

Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death

Radhia Nasraoui, head of the Tunisian Association Against Torture, denounced on Monday the death of a man who died in…
Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses
World

Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses

Islamist activists raided the last working bar in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid on Monday, smashing bottles and…
Tunisian coast guard kills two Egyptian fishermen
Egypt

Tunisian coast guard kills two Egyptian fishermen

The Tunisian coast guard shot dead two Egyptian fishermen and wounded two others when their boat entered Tunisian waters on…
Q&A with Ameur Larayedh: Ennahda versus Salafis
World

Q&A with Ameur Larayedh: Ennahda versus Salafis

Egypt Independent met with Ameur Larayedh, Tunisia's Ennahda political bureau head, constitution-writing assembly member and well-known moderate, who returned to Tunisia…
Tunisia media accuses govt of clampdown
World

Tunisia media accuses govt of clampdown

Tunisian journalists and media figures on Thursday accused the government of clamping down on freedom of expression, as the Islamist-led…
Tunisia’s Salafi flavor
World

Tunisia’s Salafi flavor

TUNIS — The appearance of Mohamed Khouja, the leader of Tunisia’s first licensed Salafi political party, does not overtly show…
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